Instapy: Selenium Unable to locate element

[jtrieuDev]

Hi everyone, I hope you guys are doing well :
( I got the last version of commits )

the code I am using:

session.login()
session.set_relationship_bounds(enabled=False,
                 potency_ratio=-1.21,
                  delimit_by_numbers=False,
                   max_followers=4590,
                    max_following=5555,
                     min_followers=45,
                      min_following=77)
session.set_simulation(enabled=False)
session.set_skip_users(skip_private=True,
                       private_percentage=100,
                       skip_no_profile_pic=False,
                       no_profile_pic_percentage=100,
                       skip_business=False,
                       business_percentage=100,
                       skip_business_categories=[],
                       dont_skip_business_categories=[])
session.set_user_interact(amount=2, randomize=True, percentage=100, media='Photo')
session.set_do_like(enabled=True, percentage=100)
session.interact_user_followers(['user'], amount=1600, randomize=False)

the error I got

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "like.py", line 57, in <module>
    session.interact_user_followers(['username'], amount=1600, randomize=False)
  File "/Users/user/Desktop/instagram/InstaPy/instapy/instapy.py", line 2801, in interact_user_followers
    self.logfolder)
  File "/Users/user/Desktop/instagram/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 1082, in get_given_user_followers
    logger, logfolder)
  File "/Users/user/Desktop/instagram/InstaPy/instapy/unfollow_util.py", line 810, in get_users_through_dialog
    dialog = browser.find_element_by_xpath(dialog_address)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 394, in find_element_by_xpath
    return self.find_element(by=By.XPATH, value=xpath)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 978, in find_element
    'value': value})['value']
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 321, in execute
    self.error_handler.check_response(response)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response
    raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.NoSuchElementException: Message: no such element: Unable to locate element: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//body/div[2]/div/div[2]"}

Thank you for helping !

[tzeiske]

same. might be the HTML changed

[masto182]

I have the same error, I went back to following by tags. I'm presuming the element has changed location on the website.

[CamiloB]

Got the same error interacting whit the followers of my competitors, theres any solution?

[Guitrentz]

Same issue here.

[jeremycjang]

The dialog_address xpath in the unfollow_util.py needs to be changed. The followers dialog box opens successfully but it gets closed when it tries to scroll

[jeremycjang]

Don't have time to look into it right now, but hope that's a starting point someone can build off of!

[globsecure]

File: unfollow_util.py

Solution:

# find dialog box
dialog_address = "//body/div[3]/div/div[2]"
dialog = browser.find_element_by_xpath(dialog_address)

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Before:

# find dialog box
dialog_address = "//body/div[2]/div/div[2]"
dialog = browser.find_element_by_xpath(dialog_address)

[panchoma]

Thanks @globsecure!!

[CamiloB]

@globsecure thanks a lot works perfect for me !

[thinhago]

@globsecure works here, thanks!

[Guitrentz]

File: unfollow_util.py
Solution:

find dialog box

dialog_address = "//body/div[3]/div/div[2]"
dialog = browser.find_element_by_xpath(dialog_address)

Before:

find dialog box

dialog_address = "//body/div[2]/div/div[2]"
dialog = browser.find_element_by_xpath(dialog_address)

Thanks @globsecure, worked perfectly!

[jtrieuDev]

the solution is working, thank you @globsecure, I am closing this thread

[attilathury]

Thanks @globsecure for the solution, appreciate it!
Quick question however:
If I install instapy on a server via pip and then import the library in a Python script, it will still produce this error, right?

[charlyonboard]

I changed it, but now I got this error :

Cookie file not found, creating cookie...
web_1 | Traceback (most recent call last):
web_1 | File "code/docker_quickstart.py", line 14, in
web_1 | session.login()
web_1 | File "/code/instapy/instapy.py", line 360, in login
web_1 | self.bypass_with_mobile):
web_1 | File "/code/instapy/login_util.py", line 262, in login_user
web_1 | "//button[text()='Log in']")
web_1 | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 394, in find_element_by_xpath
web_1 | return self.find_element(by=By.XPATH, value=xpath)
web_1 | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 978, in find_element
web_1 | 'value': value})['value']
web_1 | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 321, in execute
web_1 | self.error_handler.check_response(response)
web_1 | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response
web_1 | raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
web_1 | selenium.common.exceptions.NoSuchElementException: Message: no such element: Unable to locate element: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//button[text()='Log in']"}
web_1 | (Session info: chrome=72.0.3626.81)
web_1 | (Driver info: chromedriver=2.46.628388 (4a34a70827ac54148e092aafb70504c4ea7ae926),platform=Linux 4.9.13-moby x86_64)
web_1 |
instapymaster2_web_1 exited with code 1

I guess an error is still on the file "Log in"

[globsecure]

Thanks @globsecure for the solution, appreciate it!
Quick question however:
If I install instapy on a server via pip and then import the library in a Python script, it will still produce this error, right?

Yeah...

Using: pip install -e . (Compile local)

BUT:

pip install instapy -U (solution on production)

[j21w91]

@globsecure amazing.. thank you.

[dpascoa]

@globsecure Awesome! Thank you! May one day I understand this stuff as you guys do. :)

[spikeyhair]

Now the issue is change to //body/div[3]/div/div[2] also failed.

selenium.common.exceptions.NoSuchElementException: Message: no such element: Unable to locate eleme
t: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//body/div[3]/div/div[2]"}
(Session info: chrome=73.0.3683.86)
(Driver info: chromedriver=2.44.609538 (b655c5a60b0b544917107a59d4153d4bf78e1b90),platform=Window
NT 6.1.7601 SP1 x86_64)

[jointyje]

I'm new to all this, how do I use the solution given?

[CamiloB]

@jointyje which OS did you use ?

[alexguz79]

For any of you having this issue on Mac.

I got it fixed by updating the app with update.command

[jointyje]

@CamiloB i am using windows 8

[alexguz79]

@CamiloB i am using windows 8

I believe the file to update on Windows is installations/Windows/update.bat

Give it a try.

[lucienemlf-zz]

I'm still getting this error "method":"xpath","selector":"//body/div[3]/div/div[2]"

I already used the update command on macOS

[GeoffreyPG]

Message: no such element: Unable to locate element: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//body/div[3]/div/div[2]"}

[alexguz79]

Message: _no such element: Unable to locate element:_

The error is right there. You might have the wrong xpath from the page you are working on. Try getting it again.

[GeoffreyPG]

i try to change :

https://github.com/timgrossmann/InstaPy/blob/master/instapy/unfollow_util.py#L809

Old
dialog_address = "//body/div[3]/div/div[2]"

New
dialog_address = "//body/div[@ROLEhttps://github.com/ROLE="presentation"]/div/div[2]"

But same error

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De : alexguz79 [e-mail]
Envoyé : vendredi 3 mai 2019 21:15
À : timgrossmann/InstaPy
Cc : GeoffreyPG; Comment
Objet : Re: [timgrossmann/InstaPy] Selenium Unable to locate element (#4240)

Message: no such element: Unable to locate element:

The error is right there. You might have the wrong xpath from the page you are working on. Try getting it again.

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[martinkrulltott]

I got the same error as the original post "Unable to locate element: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//body/div[2]/div/div[2]".

Changed it to the solution proposed by @globsecure, but now I'm just getting "Unable to locate element: {"method":"xpath","selector":"//body/div[2]/div/div[2]" instead.

I'm guessing Instagram has changed the UI again?

Running the latest build (0.4.2) with chromedriver 2.36.post0